Research Catalog

Title

Family solutions for youth at risk : applications to juvenile delinquency, truancy, and behavior problems / William H. Quinn.

Author

Quinn, William H.

Publication

New York, NY : Brunner-Routledge, 2004.

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Details

Description

xviii, 296 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"At-risk youth, a term given to first-time offenders or those deemed likely to commit a crime in the near future, often present the greatest challenges to human service and mental health professionals. Almost by definition, this troublesome population is hard to reach on an individual basis, and yet the human service delivery system remains dependent on one-on-one counseling, intervention, and treatment strategies. The major tenet of this text is to specify the limitations of the individualistic model of human service delivery and to advance the notion that a relational and community lens for intervention is needed. This book presents a multiple family group approach that utilizes a wide range of shared experiences across families, drawing on the strength inherent in a variety of attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and affects that exist in any group. Case studies and clinical observations ground theoretical discussion in real world events and practice, making this book a resource for both professionals and students."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Juvenile delinquents > Mental health services
• Family psychotherapy
• Adolescent Health Services
• Group Processes
• Community mental health services for teenagers
• Juvenile delinquents > Family relationships
• Professional-Family Relations
• Community Mental Health Services

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Family and community intervention for at-risk youth -- Ch. 2. The incomplete response to juvenile crime -- Ch. 3. Adding balance : expanding relational, family, and community efficacy in human service delivery -- Ch. 4. A multiple family group perspective -- Ch. 5. Development of the family solutions program -- Ch. 6. Program components of the family solutions program -- Ch. 7. The multiple family group process -- Ch. 8. Group process challenges and resolutions -- Ch. 9. Profiles of youth and outcomes of the family solutions program -- Ch. 10. Collaboration between the family solutions program and juvenile courts, youth service agencies, and schools.

ISBN

1583910395 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004006591

OCLC

• ocm54817425
• SCSB-5093124

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries